Cliff Hammonds
| File:Cliff Hammonds (cropped).JPG Hammonds in action with Alba Berlin | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 18, 1985 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cairo (Cairo, Georgia) |
| College | Clemson (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2009 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2009 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2009–2010 | Peristeri |
| 2010–2011 | ASVEL Basket |
| 2011–2012 | Banvit |
| 2012–2013 | Igokea |
| 2013–2015 | Alba Berlin |
| 2015–2016 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2016 | Limoges CSP |
| 2016–2017 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2017 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2017–2018 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2018–2019 | Spirou |
| 2019–2020 | Ifaistos Limnou |
| 2020 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2021–2025 | Limburg United |
| Career highlights | |
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Clifford Daniel Hammonds (born December 18, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Limburg United of the BNXT League. The 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) point guard played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.
High school and college basketball
[edit | edit source]Hammonds attended Cairo High School in his hometown Cairo, Georgia. He played college basketball at the Clemson University. In his four-year career with the Clemson Tigers, he played 134 games, averaging 10.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[1] Hammonds graduated from Clemson with a double major in architecture and psychology in 2008.[2] He received the inaugural Skip Prosser Award, recognizing the top scholar-athlete in ACC men's basketball.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]His first team in Europe was Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball League. He played there till the December 2008 when he moved to Efes Pilsen.[3] With Efes he stayed only couple weeks and played five EuroLeague games, and then returned to Darüşşafaka where he finished the season.
During the summer of 2009 Hammonds played with Piratas de Quebradillas. The following season, he played with Peristeri, where he averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the Greek Basket League.
In June 2010, Hammonds signed a one–year deal with ASVEL Basket.[4] In August 2011, he signed a one–year deal with Banvit.[5] In August 2012, he signed a one–year deal with KK Igokea.[6] In July 2013, Hammonds signed a two–year deal with Alba Berlin.[7]
On October 31, 2015, Hammonds was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft,[8] only to be traded to the Reno Bighorns on draft night.[9]
On September 24, 2016, Hammonds signed with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A.[10] On November 8, 2016, he left Limoges and signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the rest of the season.[11]
On July 21, 2017, Hammonds signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season.[12]
On July 31, 2018, Hammonds was announced by Belgian club Proximus Spirou.[13]
On August 6, 2019, Hammonds returned to Greece after ten years and signed with Ifaistos Limnou.
On November 3, 2020, Hammonds has signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League.[14]
On January 7, 2021, Hammonds signed with Limburg United in Belgium.[15]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Efes Pilsen | 5 | 0 | 11.2 | .462 | .333 | .833 | .0 | .8 | .8 | .2 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| 2014–15 | Alba Berlin | 20 | 20 | 25.8 | .457 | .353 | .750 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Career | 25 | 20 | 22.9 | .457 | .351 | .773 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .6 | .3 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1985 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- ABA League players
- Alba Berlin players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Anadolu Efes S.K. players
- ASVEL Basket players
- Bandırma B.İ.K. players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Clemson Tigers men's basketball players
- Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
- Ifaistos Limnou B.C. players
- KK Igokea players
- Limburg United players
- Limoges CSP players
- Riesen Ludwigsburg players
- People from Cairo, Georgia
- People from Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Peristeri B.C. players
- Piratas de Quebradillas players
- Point guards
- Reno Bighorns players
- Spirou Charleroi players
- Würzburg Baskets players
- 21st-century American sportsmen